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Jingle with the Belles
Posted on December 21, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.
We had so much fun at Snow Globe at River City Brewery a couple of weeks ago that I’ve decided to make it my mission to check out as many holiday pop-ups as I can. This week I hit Jingle (Public at the Brickyard’s holiday pop-up) with my some of my favorite pickleball ladies.
Clockwise from left: Susie Ternes, Jenny Corley, Kendra Wicks, Angie Meyers, and Colby Fugit.
We had a lovely time enjoying good food and trying some of the festive drinks.
Check out this fun video I made from the pics we took that night.
I can wait to go back with another group of pickleball friends tomorrow!
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Lunch at Prost
Posted on December 21, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I had lunch with our friend Chris Townley at Prost this week. Prost is probably my most favorite German restaurant in town. I just love their schnitzel and the portions are HUGE! Here are some food pics…
I’m so glad we ordered a slice of this cake because it’s freakin’ amazing. The layers are deliciously decadent, specially the bottom raspberry layer. The icing is the best whipped icing I’ve ever had and the outside texture reminds me of Sans Rival cake we used to have in the Philippines growing up. I found out from our server that you can order an entire cake for $45 so I ordered one for us to have on Christmas Eve. I am absolutely obsessed with this cake and I can’t wait for my family to try it.
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Magnolia Cafe
Posted on December 15, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I finally had the opportunity to check out Magnolia Cafe. About 20+ years ago, we used to live at the 21st and Woodlawn area in Northeast Wichita. Had we been living there still, we would have checked this place out sooner because it would be practically across the street. It’s a bit of a jaunt for us since we live in Southeast Wichita now. Still, I’m glad we went to check it out.
The place is super cute and the food is quite good.
Brian and I went to eat brunch there after I finished running the iPickle Nation Nation Builder at the Sandbox last Sunday. Here are some pics of our food.
We started with the deviled eggs, which was a tad too mustardy in taste for me.
I can’t remember what Brian’s dish was called but it was pretty much your run of the mill breakfast sampler. Other than the good bacon and the homemade strawberry rhubarb jam, I thought the rest of it was pretty basic.
My crab cakes benedict was very good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe the crab cakes were a tad salty but, much like my personality, it’s just the way I like it.
I actually ordered a side of toast so I could try the homemade jam. I’m glad I did. If you go, you gotta try the homemade strawberry rhubarb jam because it’s not to be missed. I think it was my favorite part of the whole meal.
The location isn’t close to where we live so I’m not sure that we will be going on the regular but this place is pretty good and definitely worth checking out.
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Lunch with a Stranger? Sure, Why Not?
Posted on December 13, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
My friend Chris Townley suggested we try this new Indian restaurant that he read about a few weeks ago, Rajwadi Pointe. I’d never even heard of it. When he told me it was inside the Windham, I was like, “They have a restaurant?” It didn’t seem like a hotel that would have its own restaurant. I mean, it’s not a hotel I would stay it. Granted, it’s right off Kellogg so it’s more downtown than South Wichita but it is on Broadway and that, in itself, is pretty sketchy.
Here are some food pics from our visit:
When we went there, you would never know there was a restaurant in there. There’s absolutely no signage outside or even inside the restaurant. So we walked in and when went to what looked like the restaurant area and there was no one in there. We sat and waited for a while and I actually got concerned that they weren’t even open. After a long wait, we started to leave but then, as we were walking out, I asked the front desk guy, “Is the restaurant not open today?” And he was like, “I will be right there to take your order.” So apparently, the concierge is also the server. It was a very weird setup.
Obviously, we stayed and ate and thus the food pics. I did learn one thing though, my definition of “mild” and Indian food “mild” are two totally different things. I actually ordered a mango lassi (basically their version of a mango shake) just to keep the burning I was feeling in my mouth.
Anyway, I shared pictures from lunch on our FLiP + CHiNG Facebook and page, and posed a challenge to followers that I would buy lunch for the first person to guess the name of the restaurant where we ate. Sure as shit, someone actually got it. Who would have thought?
Here’s a picture of me and Trisha Vogt, the lady who won the challenge, when we had lunch there a few weeks ago. And then here are the pics of the food we ate:
Going back to the whole spice factor, I feel like no matter how I explain that I want my food mild, it never is quite mild enough for me. I’ve come to the conclusion that, no matter how good the food is, maybe Indian cuisine is not for me because it’s just too darn spicy. These days, when I get a hankering for curry, I go Thai instead. It’s definitely a lot milder and more my style.
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Snow Globe at River City Brewery
Posted on December 12, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.
One of the best things about the holiday season are all the Christmas pop-up bars that seem to sprout all over the place. I remember going Snowbound at Chicken N Pickle a couple of years ago and it was a ton of fun so now hitting holiday pop-ups are one of my favorite things to do this time of year.
Some friends (from left: Susie Ternes, Cindy Egan, Angie Meyers, Colby Fugit, and Katelyn Stucky) and I went to check out Snow Globe at River City Brewery a couple of weeks ago. It was so much fun! I’m glad that Colby suggested it.
Here are some pictures of our food and festive cocktails:
A few days later, I decided to hit Snow Globe again with the Friday night pickleball crew while my friend Ramon Lozano was in town. Ramon came for the Holiday Hoedown team tournament at Jeff Bally’s (more on this next time).
He came on Friday night so we met up with our friends at Snow Globe after their pickleball session. From left: Kimberly Howe, Debbie Fanning, Donnie Lesperance, Tiffany Lesperance, Parrish Gumeringer, Dave Fanning, Janelle Lindeman, Ramon Lozano, and Kyle Starkel.
If you’ve not had a chance to check out Snow Globe, I highly recommend it. This is definitely the best time to go to River City Brewery because the place is super festive right now. Next up – Jingle! Stay tuned for that post.
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